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Sorry Avril, you've been

(188 votes)

by Vijandren Ramadass

Wednesday, 20 August 2008 12:20 AM

Kamarulzaman Mohamed, a party youth official, told The Associated Press on Monday that Lavigne's show was "considered too sexy for us" and would promote the wrong values just before independence day.

Malaysia requires all performers to wear clothes without obscene or drug-related images and be covered from the chest to the knees. They must also refrain from jumping, shouting, hugging and kissing on stage.

Full story via AP

UPDATED : We've been told the concert is now back on. Avril Lavigne says is back on, the organizers says its back on. No word from the people who called it off in the first place just yet. Has Merdeka been moved to a different date instead?

Comments

Name: KEN	Comment: malaysia boleh! malaysia boleh apa? how can the people think like that? too bad.... no matter the foreign country business man already gone
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-23 11:09:16

Name: Barack Obama	Comment: The concert is back on Only in Bolehland......
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-23 09:57:34

Name: avrilrock	Comment: what a malaysia..zzzz ..speechless!!!!!!!
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-22 11:14:13

Name: GT3	Comment: Latest news. Inside news from key sponsor - Maxis. Concert is back ON !
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-22 09:55:21

Name: haylui	Comment: what i can say is MALAYSIA BOLEH!! lolz..... soon we have no concert to see
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-22 09:01:11

Name: darren69	Comment: I remember during my schooling days, we have lots of concerts every year. Artist like Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, Vanilla Ice etc. I don't recall have problems like this. It's all good clean entertainment.
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-21 18:21:54

Name: tc	Comment: luckily the tATu is not coming. else, kissing, hugging, jumping... guess wat?
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-21 16:55:56

Name: t Z	Comment: RIDICULOUS ! MADNESS ! SPEECHLESS !
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-21 16:50:47

Name: adam	Comment: I think malaysia still out of date.
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-21 16:28:16

Name: jipap	Comment: very funny, the most funniest decision in the earth... MALAYSIA BOLEH!!!?? many malaysian artist like to jumping on the staage.... BAN ALL ARTIST.. BAN TV3. BAN NTV7. BAN 8TV. BAN ASTRO. BAN INTERNET......
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-21 16:02:36

Name: robwill	Comment: now u all know why many western singers didnt come to have concert in Malaysia.... is not they dun like.. there are the those the world most lamest execuses... ridiculously driven ppl crzy and piss off! wake up!! WTH!
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-21 14:41:49

Name: Victor	Comment: MADNESS?!?!?! THIS...IS...MALAYSIAAAAAAAAA!!!
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-21 14:38:42

Name: Blackberry Bold

Comment:
ooo canceled, thank god i didnt get the tickets for my sis yet. To all those who keeps on preaching "this is the 22nd century trend" please think hard on how tragic that sounds espeacially with the ridiculous "EMO" crowd blooming in KL all of a sudden. I've seen Avril live in proper outfit that would fit the local crowd, but the reason for her cancelation is because she's to proud to adhere and respect our "multi racial" customs (yes u moron, while a hundred here sez YES, another 101 probably sez NO, so accept it or be a racist) Its her fault she got cancelled, ive been to her concerts in LA, she had no toruble being subtle before... why not now ? zapadi bap ~ on my blackberry bold (love typing this post with it)

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Posted: 2008-08-21 14:14:55
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Name: Snoodie	Comment: Well done MALAYSIA once again. This wat we called KETINGGALAN ZAMAN. They even cut down national day celebration $$ this year, then where all the money gone again?? sure every1 know!!! MALAYSIA BOLEH!!
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-21 13:55:56

Name: Sigh	Comment: Kamarulzaman Mohamed, guys like you will bring this country down. Instead of moving forward, you are going the opposite direction. Get it through your head that it's just entertainment, sexy or not. Dont use us youths as your excuse for this cancellation, who are you to decide what is good and what is bad for us?
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-21 12:52:43

Name: temptation1314	Comment: Holy shi- Bolehland....
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-21 12:12:19

Name: juman	Comment: it is suppose to be a ROCK CONCERT ~ lamest excuse that i ever heard ~
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-21 10:48:02

Name: Seth	Comment: they feel sick of it, but for us youth of 21th century. we enjoy it.. a word to Kamarulzaman Mohamed, mind to ask ur son or daughter if u have one, ask them u like ur idol dance, jumping, hugging or jus stand still there sing?
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-21 10:35:26

Name: ulahup	Comment: what happened to those who already bought the ticket?
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-21 10:14:11

Name: keaty	Comment: =.= malaysia memang boleh
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-21 10:09:11

Name: devasdeas

Comment:
is that true?? been cancelled, the latest news i heard was it will be scheduled for later time cozz the current date is not appropriate especially when it is in Malaysian Independence month, as will affect the celebration, but ... still looking for a chance for the concert to be held ..

ED: Yes, i'm sure Avril has got all the time in the world to reschedule and come here at another date - probably in 3 years time.

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Posted: 2008-08-21 07:32:40
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Name: Camal	Comment: I've already asleep of this explanation. =.=
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-21 04:39:12

Name: pontianak	Comment: no jumping, shouting, hugging and KISSING on stage? which concert they're referring to kissing on stage? don't we already get all these from the TV? they might as well ban TV programs and maintain TV pendidikan then. that makes us worse than a communist country.
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-21 02:37:40

Name: Daniel Lee	Comment: This is ridiculous! If she is sexy, what the heck is The Pussycat Dolls?!?
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-21 01:20:23

Name: m@laysi@n	Comment: wth? not again...again got another fella come out to perceive foreign musician too sexy n immoral...wut about local artist rock, shout and take off their pants? local can do that coz we are well educated to do it properly...so support local music...
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-20 23:49:29

Name: klchan	Comment: this what they claimed and aim to be a developed country with their very "open minded"
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-20 23:31:03

Name: Lim5659	Comment: If no jumping, no hugging, no shouting on stage then we should ban Akademi fantasia as well. We are 50 years backward for that decision.
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-20 22:18:36

Name: jim	Comment: this is sick..concert with no jumping and shouting? wow..1st in da history LOL
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-20 22:12:28

Name: pity	Comment: Looks like our country facing great resistance to "move forward". everything is best kept "unchange". Don't know how we would be compared to other countrys in the future.
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-20 21:52:01

Name: harmest	Comment: SWAT ! Without jumping, shouting, hugging and kissing on stage how they going to perform ? and who would like to turn up a concert like that. no wonder all the investor let our share market down so fast in Malaysia. sad case ......
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-20 19:55:20

Name: Epic Fail	Comment: Epic fail!
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-20 18:59:17

Name: Dave	Comment: While the rest of the world progress positively towards the next century, we Malay-sian will hide in the cave with its own idealogy. Happy Merdeka Day !!
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-20 18:24:42

Name: malaysian	Comment: Malaysia BOLEH!!!!!
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-20 18:21:29

Name: Mintallic	Comment: This is ridiculous.
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-20 18:01:12

Name: sniperz11	Comment: Err, apa yg diorang ckp sexy... Avril x pernahnya pakai sexy2... Cuma diorang tue saja yg berfikiran "kotor"... (",)
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-20 17:36:28

Name: Kamarulzaman makan tahi	Comment: WTF...if no jumping than whats the point? surely no one will come.
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-20 17:24:21

Name: Kairrie	Comment:
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-20 17:17:39

Name: xyberlj	Comment: he is mad, no jumping, shouting and all at concert, she is a rocker for heaven's sake. thinking what she is a nasyid singer? stupid man, our country is soon to lose its face from the face of the world. and i agree to victor ong there. Kamarulzaman u hv been marked by millions of people.
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-20 17:15:25

Name: Batista	Comment: too conservative....do this cannot, do that cannot...do what can? this is all politics...
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-20 17:06:01

Name: oracle

Comment:
GOOD WORK MALAYSIAN

oops, don't tell anyone I'm Malaysian, please.(Just pretend you don't know I'm, will you?)

Avril is COOL, not SEXY, they r bunch of morons!!putting effort in turning a concert into a meaningless show, instead of focusing on some other more important issues...

wake up all conservative people, what kind of 'WRONG VALUE' can a concert brings? Avril isn't on drugs, nor porn, nor violent, and she is even not against our POLITICIAN!! What is wrong then?

who cares about the independence day celebration? how long have u not been watching the official independence celebration on the merdeka square already? those so call "performance" aren't getting any attention from the people anymore!

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Posted: 2008-08-20 16:38:19
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Name: midfinger	Comment: Malaysia boleh again! what a crippled and crap minded, malaysia will become 'kampung' sooner or late can't even compete within globalization...
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-08-20 16:38:08